Materialism Portrayed in the Winner Stands Alone and Crazy Rich Asians: A Comparative Literature
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2021Author
Panggabean, Devi Selvia Br
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Nasution, Siti Norma
Maralafau, Siamir
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This thesis is entitled "Materialism Portrayed in The Winner Stands Alone and Crazy
Rich Asians: A Comparative Literature". The author uses novels as the object of
research, namely the Crazy Rich Asian novel (2013) by Kevin Kwan and the novel
The Winner Stands Alone (2008) by Paulo Coelho. This analysis discusses how
materialism is described in the Crazy Rich Asian novel and The Winner Stands
Alone novel. In this thesis, the writer uses the sociological theory of literature and
social class theory to analyze the novel. The method used in writing this thesis is a
qualitative descriptive method. The findings and analysis that can be found in the
novel are about differences in social class and also the differences and similarities of
materialism in the two novels. This class difference is created because of the
existence of social class groups, where they classify their social class, namely the
upper class, the middle class and the lower class. Where the upper class doesn't want
to accept the middle or lower class into their group. The difference in social class is
measured by power or wealth, privilege and prestige which affect the position,
lifestyle, habits and behavior between the upper, middle and lower classes so that the
gap between the three classes is so striking. The conflict that occurs is a gap in social
status within a group and family life or relationships. Skripsi ini berjudul "Materialisme yang Digambarkan dalam The Winner Stand
Alone and Crazy Rich Asians: A Comparative Literature". Penulis menggunakan
novel sebagai objek penelitiannya yaitu novel Crazy Rich Asian (2013) karya
Kevin Kwan dan novel The Winner Stands Alone (2008) karya Paulo Coelho.
Analisis ini membahas bagaimana materialisme digambarkan dalam novel Crazy
Rich Asian dan novel The Winner Stands Alone. Dalam skripsi ini penulis
menggunakan teori sosiologi sastra dan teori kelas sosial untuk menganalisis
novel. Metode yang digunakan dalam penulisan skripsi ini adalah metode
deskriptif kualitatif. Temuan dan analisis yang ditemukan dalam novel tersebut
adalah tentang perbedaan kelas sosial serta perbedaan dan persamaan
materialisme pada kedua novel tersebut. Perbedaan kelas ini tercipta karena
adanya kelompok kelas sosial, dimana mereka mengklasifikasikan kelas sosialnya
yaitu kelas atas, kelas menengah dan kelas bawah. Dimana kelas atas tidak mau
menerima kelas menengah atau bawah ke dalam kelompoknya. Perbedaan kelas
sosial diukur dari kekuasaan atau kekayaan, keistimewaan dan prestise yang
mempengaruhi posisi, gaya hidup, kebiasaan dan perilaku antara kelas atas,
menengah dan bawah sehingga kesenjangan antara ketiga kelas tersebut begitu
mencolok. Konflik yang terjadi adalah kesenjangan status sosial dalam suatu
kelompok dan kehidupan atau hubungan keluarga.
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